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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Shares Happy Christmas’s loose, naturalistic Chicago intimacy: casually observed friendships, relationship uncertainty, and a deceptively light surface that lets uncomfortable feelings emerge without forced plot beats.
02
Why this pick
Another Swanberg ensemble with the same conversational realism and gently unsettled domestic atmosphere, following adults whose small impulses expose tensions in love, parenthood, and creative identity.
03
Why this pick
A relaxed, low-stakes road movie built from lived-in banter and quietly revealing detours; it has Happy Christmas’s unshowy sense that emotional change can happen in ordinary conversation.
04
Why this pick
It turns an awkward parents’ night out into funny, increasingly vulnerable social discomfort, matching Happy Christmas’s interest in adult insecurity, domestic routines, and candid ensemble chemistry.
05
Why this pick
More composed and contemplative, but similarly attuned to people stalled between family obligations and self-definition; its quiet conversations and humane restraint suit Happy Christmas’s reflective domestic core.
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01 / THE STORY
After a break up, Jenny moves in with writer Kelly, her filmmaker husband, and their child. Despite a rocky start, Jenny's influence helps Kelly realize that an evolution in her life, career and relationship is necessary for her happiness.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Jenny
Kelly
Carson
Party Guest
Party Guest
Kevin
Jeff
